Writer asks why TTC union fears drug and alcohol testing?

by The Bulldog • March 1, 2017

TTC operators don’t want to be randomly tested for drugs and alcohol when they come to work. Why? The best answer seems to be that it’s some sort of low-level artificial notion about freedom. Michele Mandel

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